Snakebite Details

Activities
- Mountain Bike
- E-Bike
Riding Area

Drumtochty
Laurencekirk
Difficulty Rating

Red Rate
Local Popularity
85 in Mountain Biking [+]
- 90 in E-Biking
Global Ranking
#159381 in Mountain Biking [+]
- #26939 in E-Biking
Trail Type

Singletrack
Bike Type

DH, AM
Trail Visibility

Always easy to follow
eBike Allowed

Yes up to Class 1
TTFs on Trail

Berm, Drop
Year Opened

2025

A steeper “bite-sized” version of The Serpent, with an option of a red or black graded finish. Start as per Spare Ribs. Turn on to The Serpent and immediately turn off to the right.

Follow easy angled turns with wind blown trees on both sides. A small step feature provides access to a moss floored clearing. Follow the trail cut through lichen covered larch trees, with an uncut mossy rut back into the spruce forest.

A short, root section leads to runnels between the tree rows. Reach an obvious terrace where there is an option to finish the trail down to the fire-road.

Red Option - Turn left and follow the terrace to a moderately steep section between the trees, that leads down to another terrace, under the log drop feature. Continue down to the embankment to the fire road.

Black Option - Drop over the terrace (or squeeze around the terrace to the right). Complete a steep, committing drop over a fallen tree trunk into a gravel bowl. Veer right, down the fire road embankment to complete the trail.

The trail finishes at the top of Papa Delta, that can be followed for a longer trail experience.

This trail is unsanctioned.

Recent Activity on Trail

Past Week

0 rides

6 Months

6 rides
15 miles avg distance

All

25 rides
Last: Jun 6, 2026

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Snakebite Trail Reports

status	date	description
	May 19, 2026 @ 6:51am (Europe/London) May 18, 2026	Direct line access to the steps has been cleared to the right of the original trail, allowing the rider to enter this part of the trail without...
	Sep 27, 2025 @ 5:37pm (Europe/London) Sep 27, 2025	Terrace added to help access to the red finish traverse, that allows the rider to come in under the log drop feature. The black finish is still...
	Sep 13, 2025 @ 8:21pm (Europe/London) Sep 13, 2025	The drop feature at the top of the trail has been tidied up with more gravel fill.
	Apr 4, 2025 @ 7:42am Apr 4, 2025	Agree that log drop is a black feature. Brushed some of the excessively loose stuff off the top of the landing by hand/foot as it was a bit sketchy
	Feb 22, 2025 @ 10:02am Feb 22, 2025	Main line (original taped line) completed, continuing the descending traverse across the hillside and coming back in below the log drop. The...